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Consumer: Pleaseread and keep this
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receiptand/orcancelledcheckasproofof
purchase.

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IMPORTAHTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

Readandfollow all instructionsbeforeus-

ing thisappliancetopreventthepotentialrisk
offire, electric shock,personalinjury or dam-

age to the appliance as a result of improper

usage of the appliance. Use appliance only

for its intendedpurpose as describedin this
guide.

To ensure proper andsafe operation: Ap-
pliance must be properly installed and

grounded by a qualifiedtechnician.

>" ALL RANGES CAN TIP AND

CAUSE INJURIES TO

PERSONS

>_ INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICE

PACKED WITH RANGE

> FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce risk of tipping of the appli!
ancefrom abnormal usageor byexces-
siveloadingof the ovendoor,the appli-
ance must be secure by a properly in-
stalledanti-tip device.

Tocheck if device is properly installed, look
underneath rangewith a flashlight to make
sure oneof the rear levelinglegs is properly
engaged in the bracket slot.The anti-tip de-
vice secures the rear levetinglegto thefloor

whenproperlyengaged.Youshouldcheckthis
anytimethe range hasbeen moved.

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IHCASEOFFIRE

Turnoffapplianceandventilatinghoodtoavoid
spreading the flame. Extinguish flame then

turn onhood to removesmokeand odor.

>Cooktop: Smother fire or flame in a pan

with a lid or cookiesheet.
NEVER pick up or movea flamingpan.

>Oven: Smotherfire orflame by closingthe

ovendoor.

Do notuse waterongrease fires. Usebaking
soda,adry chemicalorfoam-typeextinguisher

to smotherfire or flame.

GENERALIHsTrU(TIOHs

wARNING:NEVERuseappliancedoor(s),

or drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or
seat as this may result!n possible tipping
ofthe appliance,damageto theappliance,
and serious injuries,

ifapplianceis installedneara window,pre-
cautions should be taken to prevent cur-
tainsfrom blowingoversurface elements.

NEVER use appliancetowarm or heatthe
room. Failure to follow thisinstruction can

lead to possibleburns, injury,fire, or dam-
age to the appliance.

NEVER wear loose-fittingor hanging gar-
mentswhile usingthe appliance.Clothing
could catch utensil handles or ignite and
cause burns if garment comes in contact
with hot heating elements.

To ensureproper operation and to avoid
damageto the applianceor possibleinjury,
donotadjust,service,repairorreplaceany
part of the appliance unless specifically

recommendedinthis guide.Referaffother
servicingto a qualified technician.

NEVERstoreorusegasolineorothercom-
bustibleorflammablematerialsintheoven,

near surface units or in the vicinity of this
applianceas fumes couldcreateafirehaz-
ard or an explosion.

Topreventgreasefires, donot let cooking
grease or other flammable materials ac-
cumulatein or nearthe appliance.

Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp
potholders onhotsurfaces mayresult ina

steam burn. Do not let potholders touch
hot heating elements.Do not use atowel

or other bulky cloth which could easily
touch hot heating elementsand ignite.

Always turn off all controls when cooking
is completed.

NEVER heat unopened containerson the
surfaceunitor intheoven. Pressurebuild-

up in the container may cause container
to burst resulting in burns, injury ordam-
age to the appliance.

NEVER use aluminumfoil to line drip
bowls or cover oven racks or ovenbot-

tom. This could result in risk of electric
shock, fire, or damage to the appliance.

Usefoil only as directedin thisguide.

Aerosol-typecans areEXPLOSIVEwhen
exposedto heat andmay behighlyflam-
mable.Donotuseor storenearappliance,

COOKTOP

NEVER leave surface units unattendec
especially when using high heat.An un

attended boilover could cause smokinc..
and a greasy spillovercan cause a fire.

This appliance is equippedwith differen
size surface elements. Select pans witt"

flat bottoms large enough to cove
element. Fitting pan sizeto element wi!
improve cooking efficiency.

If pan is smallerthan element, a portior
of the elementwill be exposed to direc
contact and could ignite clothing o
potholder.

Onlycertaintypesofglass,glass/ceramic
ceramic, earthenware, or other glazec
utensils are suitablefor cooktopor over
service without breakingdue to the sud

den change in temperature.Follow uter
sil manufacturer'sinstructions when us

ingglass.
This appliance has been tested for saf

performance using conventional coot
ware. Do not use any devices or acce_

sories that are not specifically recorr
mendedin thismanual.Donotuse eyeli

covers, stove top grills or add-on ove
convection systems. Theuse of device

oraccessoriesthat arenot expresslyre(
ommendedinthis manualcan createsE

rious safety hazards, result in perfo
mance problems, and reduce the life

the componentsofthis appliance.
Turnpan handletowardcenterofcookto.

not outinto theroom or overanother su
face element. This reduces the risk,

burns, ignition offlammable materials,,
spillage if pan is accidentty bumped,

reachedbysmall children.

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Topreventdamagetoremovableheating
elements,donotimmerse,soakorclean

inadishwasherorself-cleanoven.Adam-
agedelementcouldshortresultingina

fireor shockhazard.

Make sure drip bowlsare inplace as ab-
senceofthesebowlsduringcookingcould
damagewiring.

Do not use ovencleaners. Nocommercial

oven cleaneror oven linerprotective coat-

ingof anykindshouldbe usedin oraround

any part ofthe oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove

broiler pan, oven racks and other utensils
topreventexcessivesmoking,discoloration
of the oven racks or possible damage to

utensils.

items could damage the appliance or be
burned or seriously injured.

Children must be taught that the appliance
and utensils in or on it can be hot. Let hot

utensilscool in a safe place,out of reachof
smallchildren.Childrenshouldbetaughtthat
an appliance isnotatoy.Childrenshould not
beallowedto playwithcontrols orother parts

ofthe unit.

GLASS-CERAMICCOOKTOP

NEVER cook on broken cooktop. If

cooktopshouldbreak, cleaningsolutions
and spilloversmay penetratethe broken
cooktopandcreatea riskofelectricshock.
Contactaqualifiedtechnicianimmediately.

Cleancooktopwith caution.Someclean-
erscan producenoxiousfumes ifapplied

toa hotsurface,If awet sponge,cloth, or
papertowelis usedona hotcookingarea,

be careful to avoidsteam burn.

Use extreme caution when moving the
greasepanordisposing of hotgrease.AI-
low grease to coot before attemptingto
movepan.

Usecarewhenopening door(s).Let hot air
orsteamescapebeforeremovingorreplac-
ing food.

For proper oven operation and perfor-
mance,do notblock orobstructoven vent
duct.When oven is in use,the area near

the ventmayfeelhot or warmtothe touch.
Always place oven racksin desired loca-

tions while oven is cool. If rack must be

moved while oven is hot, do not let

potholdercontact hotelement inoven.

SELF-CLEANINGOVEF!

Cleanonly parts listedinthis guide.Do not
cleandoor gasket.Thegasket is essential

for a good seal. Do not rub, damage, or

movethe gasket.

Wipe up excessive spitlovers, especially
greasy spills, beforethe cleancycle to pre-
vent smoking,flare-ups orflaming.

It is normal for the cooktop to become hot

duringa cleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouch-

ingthe cooktop,door,window orovenvent

during a cleancycle.

NEVER touch surface or oven heating
elements, areas nearelements, or inte-
rior surfaces of oven,

Heating elements maybe hoteventhough
they are dark in color.Areas nearsurface

elements and interior surfacesof an oven
may become hot enough to cause burns.

During and after use, do not touch or let
clothing or other flammablematerials con-
tactheatingelements,areasnearelements,

or interiorsurfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient timeto cool.

Other potentially hot surfaces include:
Cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent, andsurfaces nearthe vent opening,
ovendoor(s), areasaroundthedoor(s)and
ovenwindow(s).

NEVER leave children alone or unsuper-

vised in area where appliance is in use or

isstill hot.
NEVERallowchildrentosit orstandon any

part of the appliance as they could be in-

jured or burned.

CAUTION:NEVER store items of interest

to children incabinets abovean appliance

oron backguardof arange.Childrenclimb-
ing on appliance, door or drawerto reach

SAFETY

VENTILATINGHOODS

Clean range hood and filters frequently to
preventgreaseor otherflammable materials
from accumulating on hood or filter and to
avoidgrease fires.

Turnthe fan on whenflambeing foods(such
as CherriesJubilee) underthe hood.

IMPORTAHTSAFETYHOTICE
ANDWARF!IFIG

TheCaliforniaSafeDrinkingWaterand Toxic
Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65)

requires the Governor of California to pub-
lish a list of substances known to the State

of Californiato causecancer orreproductive

harm, and requiresbusinessesto warn cus-

tomers of potential exposuresto such sub-
stances.

Users of this appliance are hereby warned
that when the oven is engaged inthe self-
clean cycle, there may be some low level
exposure to some of the listed substances,
including carbon monoxide. Exposure to
these substancescanbe minimizedbyprop-

erly ventingthe ovento the outdoorsduring
theself-cleancyclebyopeningawindowand/
or door in the room where theappliance is

located.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET

BIRDS: Never keep petbirds in the kitchen
or in roomswherethefumesfrom thekitchen

could reach.Birdshavea verysensitive res-
piratory system. Fumes releasedduring an

oven self-cleaningcycle may be harmful or
fatal to birds. Fumes released due to over-

heatedcooking oil,fat, margarineand over-
heated non-stickcookware may be equally

harmful.

SURFACECOOKING

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SURFACECONTROLS

Use to turn on the surface elements. An
infinite choice of heat settings is available

fromLOWtoHIGH.Theknobscan beseton
or betweenany ofthe settings.

SETTINGTHECONTROLS

1. Place panon surfaceelement.

2, Pushinand turntheknob ineither direc-

tionto the desiredheat setting.
> The backguard is markedto

identifywhich elementthe

knobcontrols. Forexample,
O O indicatesright front
O • element.

.

Thereisan indicatorlight by eachpair of
control knobs. When one orboth of the

surface control knobs is turned on, the
light will turn on. The light will turn off

when the surface element(s) is turned
off.

4. Aftercooking,turnknobto OFF.Remove
pan.

DUALELEMENT(SELECT MODELS)

BeforeCooking

Always place a pan on the surface

unitbeforeyouturn iton.Toprevent

damagetorange,neveroperatesur-
face unitwithout a panin place.

> NEVERusethecooktopasastorage

area for food orcookware,

DuringCooking

Be sure you know which knob con-
trols which surface unit. Make sure

you turned on the correct surface

unit.

Begin cookingon a higherheat set-
tingthen reduceto a lowersettingto
completetheoperation. Neveruse a
high heat settingfor extended cook-
ing.

NEVERallow a panto boildry. This
coulddamagethe panand the appli-

ance.

NEVER touch cooktop until it has
cooled. Expect some parts of the
cooktop, especiallyaround the sur-

face units, to become warm or hot
during cooking. Use potholders to

protect hands.

After Cooking

Clean up messy spills as soon as
possible.

Other Tips

Ifcabinetstorage isprovideddirectly
abovecookingsurface,limititto items
that are infrequently used and can
besafelystoredinanareasubjected

to heat,
Temperatures may be unsafe for

itemssuch asvolatile liquids,clean-
ersor aerosol sprays.

NEVER leave any items,especially
plastic items, on the cooktop. The
hotairfrom theventmayigniteflam-
mableitems, meltor soften plastics,
or increasepressure inclosed con-
tainers causing themto burst.

NEVER allow aluminum foil, meat
probes or any other metal object,

other than a pan on a surface ele-
ment,to contactheating elements.

Thecooking surfaceis equippedwitha dual

elementlocatedinthe rightfrontposition. To
operate,pushinonthecontrolknobandturn
to the left to control the large element, or
push in and turn to the right to controlthe

small element.

SUGGESTEDHEATSETTIFIGS

The size, type of cookware and cooking

operationwill affect the heat setting. For
informationoncookware andother factors

affecting heat settings, refer to "Cooking
Made Simple" booklet.

HIGH:
Usetobring liquidto aboil. Alwaysreduce

settingto a lowerheatwhenliquidsbeginto
boil or foodsbegin to cook.

MED.HIGH:
Use to brown meat, heat oi! for deep fat

frying or sauteing. Maintain fast boil for

largeamounts of liquids.

MEDIUM:

Usetomaintain slowboilforlargeamounts
of liquidsand for mostfrying operations.

MED.LOW:

Usetocontinue cookingcoveredfoods or

steamfoods.

LOW:
Useto keepfoods warm andmelt choco-

late andbutter.

MEDIUM

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GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE(SELECTMODELS)

COILELEMENTSURFACE

(SELECTMODElS)

GLASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
I On Canadianmodels,thesurfacewill notoperate during aself-cleancycle.

II Cooktopmayemitlightsmokeandodorthe firstfewtimes thecooktopisused. This

isnormal.

II When a control is turned on, a red glow can be seen through the glass-ceramic

surface. The element willcycle on and off to maintainthe preset heat setting.

II Glass-ceramiccooktops retainheatfor a period oftime after the unitis turned off.

Whenthe HOTSURFACElightturns off(seebelow),the cookingarea willbe cool
enoughto touch.

II NOTE: Donot attemptto lift the cooktop.

COOKINGAREAS

Thecooking areasonyour rangeare iden-
tified bypermanent patternson the glass-

ceramic surface. For most efficient cook-
ing,fit the pan sizetothe element size.

Pans should not extend more than t/2to
l-inch beyond the cooking area.

Formoreinformation oncookware,referto
"Cooking MadeSimple" booklet.

HOT SURFACE _._
LIGHTS /___

hasaHOTSUR- _..

FACE indicator light. A
lightwill be illuminatedwhenthe matching
cookingarea is hot. Itwill remainon, even
after the controlisturnedoff, untilthe area
has cooled. Theyare locatedat the front
center of thecooktop.

TIPSTO PROTECTTHE

Neverusecooktop as awork surface or

cutting board. Nevercook food directly
on the surface.

Never use foil-type disposablecontain-
ers orplace a trivetor wok ringbetween
the surfaceand pan. Theseitems can
mark or etch the top.

> Donotslidealuminumpans acrossa hot

surface.Thepans mayleavemarkswhich
needtoberemovedpromptly.(SeeClean-
ing, page12.)

Make sure the surfaceand the panbot-
tom are clean before turning on to pre-

vent scratches.
To preventscratching ordamageto the

glass-ceramic top, do not leave sugar,
salt orfatsonthe cookingarea.Wipe the
cooktop surface with a clean cloth or
paper towel before using.

Neverusea soileddishclothorspongeto
clean the cooktop surface. A film will

remainwhich may cause stains on the

cookingsurface afterthearea isheated.

GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE

LIFT-UPPORCELAINCOOKTOP

To lift: Whencool,

graspthecooktop

frontedge. Gently

lift up untilthetwo
support rods snapinto place.

To lower: Holdthe cooktop front edge and

carefully push backon each support rod to
release. Then lowerthetop intoplace.

I SUPPORT

COILELEMENTS

Whenan element ison, it will cycleon
and off to maintainthe heatsetting.

Coil elementsare self-cleaning. Do not

To remove: When

immerse inwater. ____..

cool, raise element.

Carefullypull out and
awayfrom receptacle.

TO replace: Insert ele- \_ER_,,ALS

ment terminals into receptacle. Guide the
elementinto place.Press downon the outer
edgeofelementuntilitsitslevelon dripbowl.

DRIP BOWLS

The drip bowls undereach surfaceelement
catch boilovers and must always be used.
Absence of drip bowls during cooking may
damage wiring.

To preventthe risk of electric shock or fire,

neverline dripbowls with aluminum foil.
Drip bowls will discolor or craze over time.

Thiswilt not affectcooking performance.

> Beforefirstuse,cleanthe cooktop.(See

Cleaning, page 12.)
Donotuseglasspans.Theymayscratch

the surface.

Donotallowplastic,sugarorfoods with
highsugar contentto melt onto the hot

cooktop. Should this happen, clean

immediately.(See Cleaning,page 12.)

>-Never let a pan boil dry as this will

damagethe surfaceand pan.

COIL ELEMENT SURFACE
II On Canadianmodels,thetwo frontele-

mentswill not operateduringself-clean.
! Cleancooktop aftereach use.
II Wipeacid orsugarSpillsassoonasthe

cooktophascooledasthese spillsmay

discolor or etch the porcelain.
To protect drip bowlfinish:

II To lessen discoloration and crazing,

avoid usinghigh heatfor longperiods.

I Do not use oversized cookware. Pans

should not extendmorethan I-2 inches
beyondthe element.

II When homecanningor cookingwith big

pots, use the Canning Element (Model
CE1). Contact your Maytag dealer for

details or call 1-800-688-8408to order.

I Cfeanfrequently. (See page!2.)